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At NAB 2017 in Las Vegas, Nokia will unleash an ambitious slate of new technologies and enhancements to its OZO product line-up.

The company is pushing the boundaries of possibility in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, throuigh its next generation of immersive technology solutions.

"There is virtual reality, and then there is OZO Reality: our vision for the future of virtual and mixed reality experiences, seamlessly blending the real with the virtual and transcending time and space. We are developing new innovations that work together to empower storytellers, enable audiences to participate in content anywhere on any platform, and deliver on the promise of transformative experiences that help the human family feel more together," said Paul Melin, VP of Digital Media, Nokia Technologies. "As VR and AR fast approach a tipping point that will lead to explosive growth, OZO products and technologies are well-positioned to be key drivers for the future of an industry that could top $100 billion in less than a decade.*"

The total system update includes OZO+, an upgrade of Nokia's industry-leading professional VR camera solution, coupled with OZO Creator, Nokia's updated VR image processing and stereoscopic software now including mixed reality enablement. This combination produces generational advancements in image quality and efficiency in the creative process. Nokia has also enhanced OZO Live, a scalable 3D 360 livestream solution, with spatial audio mixing and the spatial audio technology OZO Audio.

In order to cope with the problem of delivering immersive experiences over existing networks, Nokia announced the new OZO Reality Platform, which includes the OZO Deliver, OZO Player SDK, and Nokia VR format extensions.

Nokia will showcase at NAB its technologies across every step of the virtual reality workflow:

In addition to stereoscopic stitching, OZO Creator now features depth map export and Nokia VR distribution format extension support to enable mixed reality content that deliver new advancements in creative control and quality.

OZO Live - Produce live 3D 360 experiences to professional broadcast standards.

New spatial audio mixing capabilities allow for the creation of customized audio mixes for each camera feed, incorporating both ambient audio and sound reinforcement from multiple audio feeds, with output in 5.1, ambisonics, or OZO Audio format.

First public demonstration of dual-UHD output for 4K per eye resolution live streaming that unlocks unprecedented quality alongside OZO Live's professional broadcasting at scale.

DELIVER

The backbone of the OZO Reality Platform is a set of technologies and format extensions, developed by Nokia, which enable the real-world delivery of 360 video and mixed reality experiences with efficiency and quality: